Salida Colorado Chamber of Commerce - Heart of the Rockies Business and Information

Chamber Hours

Monday - Friday
9 am - 5 pm

Population and Demographics

Population Growth

1980 1990 1998 2000 2005

Salida 4,870 4,737 5,514 5,504 5,728

Chaffee County 13,227 12,684 15,842 16,242 18,519

Colorado 2,889,964 3,294,394 3,746,585 4,301,261 4,792,023

Age Distribution for Salida Percentage Breakdown

Age 0-5 6-17 18-24 25-44 45-64 65-Over

Salida
7.1

16.5

5.9

27.7

20.6

22.1

Chaffee County
4.4

17.4

5.6

28.0

27.5

17.1

Colorado
9.2

16.9

10.2

35.8

17.9

10.0

2000 Census Population by Race

White Black American Indian Asian & Pacific Hispanic Other

88.2% 1.6% 1.1% 0.4% 8.6% 0.1%

Percent of Labor Force

Government 33%

Retail 28%

Services 25%

Construction 20%

Manufacturing 8%

Finance/Insurance & Real Estate 5%

Utilities 1%

Other 7%

Major Employers

Correctional Facility 390

Monarch Ski Area 342

Wal-Mart 250

Regional Medical Center 220

Salida School District 196

B.V. School District 130

Columbine Manor 104

Chaffee County Government 100

CIGI 63

Safeway 52

Lodging & Restaurants in Salida

As of January 2005, the Salida area has numerous Motels and Bed & Breakfasts:
Approximately 700 rooms with a total of over 1300 beds & 30 restaurants from Fast-food to the BEST in dining